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About AkzoNobel

AkzoNobel has a passion for paint. Were experts in the proud craft of making paints and coatings, setting the standard in color and protection since 1792. Our world class portfolio of brands including Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon is trusted by customers around the globe. Headquartered in the Netherlands, we operate in over 80 countries and employ around 35,000 talented people who are passionate about delivering the high performance products and services our customers expect. For more information please visit www.akzonobel.com.

Responsibility

An involving role for a highly organized and responsive customer services professional

AkzoNobel’s Aerospace business is part of our business unit Automotive & Specialty Coatings. Our market-leading products and technologies offer world-class functionality, performance, efficiency and value. As a dedicated industry partner, we provide global support and offer a wide range of solutions for manufacturers, airlines, aircraft owners and MROs.

Within this context, you will play an important role in the Aerospace Coatings Customer Service Team by managing efficient order receipt and order-to-cash processes and acting as the first level contact for customers questions and complaints resolution.

Is this a challenge that matches your profile as a proactive problem solver and team player with a real passion for service and attending to customer needs? Have you gained relevant commercial and/or logistics education and training? Do you have the excellent and all round written, telephone, social and communication skills necessary to explain problems and handle issues? Above all, can you make a real difference within our dynamic, multinational and multicultural business environment?
If you offer all this and more we invite you to apply for the position of

Aerospace Customer Services Representative

The role and its responsibilities
This highly responsible position is based at our large site at Sassenheim, the Netherlands. It requires you to perform a number of activities as you manage efficient order receipt and order-to-cash processes.
Thus you:

Prioritize timely order processing;

Register and process customer orders in the ERP system (SAP) when they are received via electronic mail, phone, or alternative customer channels;

Ensure order processing is handled correctly and in full and transferred to the transporters (logistics);

Raise issues in delivery and/or invoices processes with the Supervisor;

Complete the registering, filing and archiving of customer service-related documentation.

At all times you promote good customer interactions and relationships by;

Assuring cooperation between customer service and the field force regarding the administration of customer orders;

Working closely with the Logistics function to maintain consistency in approach towards customer service in the organization;

Cooperating with the customer service team and other colleagues to provide the requested service level.

In order to achieve all this you constantly seek the customer and product knowledge necessary to find solutions for customer needs (e.g. additional and/or alternative products). You also make proposals for work process improvement within our company-wide Continuous Improvement program.

Finally, you adhere to all applicable corporate as well as site policies/procedures with regard to personal conduct/HS&E standards and act in compliance with all regulations.

Vacancy data

Organisation

Job characteristics

Closing date

February 21, 2019

Vacancy number

1900003P

Continent

Europe

Country

Netherlands

State/Region/Province

South Holland

Site

Sassenheim

Business unit

Paints and Coatings

Job family

Sales_Cust_Serv

Hierarchy level

Professional/Experienced/Specialist

Full time/part time

Full-time

Contract type

Permanent

Job requirements/Candidate profile

Candidate profile

To apply for this position you must possess all the following attributes:

Bachelor (HBO) or secondary vocational education (MBO+) level of working and thinking;

Accurate and experienced in SAP order processing;

High level of Microsoft Office (especially Excel) skills;

Logical and structured in thinking and doing;

Native or near native French speaker with a high level of spoken and written English and Spanish. Dutch is considered an asset.

Our offer
We offer a fascinating international environment that rewards your skills and enthusiasm. In addition to a good salary and an attractive bonus scheme, you can expect excellent terms of employment including group insurance, 8% holiday allowance, travel allowance and an above industry standard number of vacation days. Training opportunities and internal networks enable valuable personal and professional development.